---
title: "ACAP releases its ninth Species Infographic, this time for the Endangered Sooty Albatross"
---

# ACAP releases its ninth Species Infographic, this time for the Endangered Sooty Albatross

*![Sooty Albatross infographic colour FINAL](https://www.acap.aq/images/stories/acap/Posters_Books/Sooty_Albatross_infographic_colour_FINAL.jpg) *

 An [ACAP Species Infographic](https://www.acap.aq/world-albatross-day/species-summaries/species-infographics/4371-sooty-albatross-infographic-english) for the [Endangered](http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/sooty-albatross-phoebetria-fusca) Sooty Albatross *Phoebetria fusca* in support of this year's [World Albatross Day](https://www.acap.aq/world-albatross-day/wad2022-climate-change) and its theme of **Climate Change** is now available.English and Portuguese language versions of infographics are available to download [here](https://www.acap.aq/world-albatross-day/acap-species-educational-series/species-infographics), whilst French and Spanish versions can be found in their respective language menus for the website under, [Infographies sur les espèces](https://www.acap.aq/fr/world-albatross-day-fr/acap-infographie-des-especes) and [Infographía sobres las especies](https://www.acap.aq/es/world-albatross-day/infografia-de-especies-de-acap). The infographic has been co-published with South Africa's [Mouse-Free Marion Project](https://mousefreemarion.org/), which aims to eradicate the island’s introduced House Mice *Mus musculus* in 2014  The mice have taken to attacking and killing the seabirds, including its breeding Sooty Albatrosses – as is illustrated in the infographic.

 Versions in the three ACAP official languages of English, French and Spanish are available for six of the nine; French and Spanish versions for the three infographics, including the Sooty, produced this year will be released soon.  Available in two poster sizes (approximately A2 and A3) and in a web version, the infographic may be freely downloaded and used non-commercially and with acknowledgement in the support of albatross conservation.

 *![                               ](https://www.acap.aq/images/stories/acap/Birds/Albatrosses/S/Sooty/Stefan_Schoombie_Sooty_Albatross_chick_with_mouse_wound.JPG)  
Attacked by mice at night, this Sooty Albatross chick on Marion Island will not survive; photograph by Stefan Schoombie*

 The Sooty Albatross Infographic follows on from the eight previously produced for the [Endangered](http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/antipodean-albatross-diomedea-antipodensis/text) Antipodean *Diomedea antipodensis*, [Near Threatened](http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/black-footed-albatross-phoebastria-nigripes)Black-footed *Phoebastria nigripe*s, [Endangered](http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/grey-headed-albatross-thalassarche-chrysostoma) Grey-headed *Thalassarche chrysostoma*, [Near Threatened](http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/laysan-albatross-phoebastria-immutabilis) Laysan *P. immutabilis*, [Near Threatened](http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/shy-albatross-thalassarche-cauta) Shy *T. cauta*, [Critically Endangered](http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/tristan-albatross-diomedea-dabbenena/text) [Tristan](http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/tristan-albatross-diomedea-dabbenena/text) *D. dabbenena*, [Vulnerable](http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/wandering-albatross-diomedea-exulans) Wandering *D. exulans* and [Waved](http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/22698320)*Phoebastria irrorata* Albatrosses.

 All the infographics have been created by Thai illustrator [Namasri ‘Namo’ Niumim](https://namasriniumim.cargo.site/Works) who has also produced a poster illustrating the albatrosses depicted on the infographics ([click here](https://www.acap.aq/latest-news/4376-nine-albatrosses-painted-by-namo-niumim-from-thailand-for-acap-s-infographic-series)).

 Sponsorships for a further six infographics have been obtained, including for three ACAP-listed petrels.  It is intended they will be prepared and released over the next 12 months in time for World Albatross Day on 19 June 2022.

 *John Cooper, ACAP Information Officer, 28 June 2022*